Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4150

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Possession is a person's control over a tangible thing and his appearing in relation to it as the owner or holder of another real right.
Arabic original
الحيازة هي سيطرة شخص على شيء مادي والظهور عليه بمظهر المالك أو صاحب حق عيني آخر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٤/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١٩/٢/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٧٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 811.

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